New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-26
THE TALK or THE DAY.

THE TALK OF THE DAY.
DR.. McGIynn seems to be engaged In trying to mako
Rome howl. But thus Tar Rome has porsistently re-
fused to howl.
A novl mothoi Of raising fund for new buildings
at Abbott Fornalo Academy Andover was started az
the recent anniversary sccong % I'm lawrence
IDENTITY h% oa pd in ten esa and vn sSS
give ton cents each and in turn should find four others
TO do the same and so on continuing tho aritbmetcal
" be working admirably and many thousands Of dollars
will be realizcd-springfed Union.
OF all the wonderful boomers who have recently
risen In the West, Murdock tho Editor Of "The WI
chita Kan) Eagle" is said to be the greatest Says
q correspondent who visited him and his sub-editors
the other day Before had tlmo to ask any thing
about the greatest grain metropolis Of the western
hemisphere they had ordered hack and wanted to
drive addition where It is said that land
win be worth $1,000 foot and no questions
asked. declined to 60 and then they proposed to
give me 100000 II I would start manufacturing
establishment In addition In which they were al
Interested. They then spoke to me something about
wichita's connection with the seaboard. liveried
messenger pulled the door bell furousiy, and upon
being admitted bowed reverently and extended a
goldined silver salver to Mr.. Murdoch, which con-
tanned q highly perfumed note from Jay Gould
forming the editor that his presence was needed In
New-Yors at once to develop some great railroad
scheme for the benefit Of Wichita After reading tho
notc carefully he passed 1t around and summoned
his faithful city editor and gave him Imperative
orders not to allow anything to appear In Tho
Eagle" except plate matter for period Of ten days
or the time that no would be absent Tho city edi-
tor bowed himself out Of the room, when Mr. Murdoch
spoke confidential undertones to the "Big Three"
and told them to look after the interests OF the city
while he was gone.
A Brave Man shnnks. First Omaha Man-How's
this, John You said you intended to propose "
"A
before o'clock She surely didn't re ernHo yeu' CON-
cIuded to postpone tho question.
Vow, sec here John, II YOU don't get that gH it,
your own fault Tho Idea Of being such coward
You You who have bravely walked up to the cannons
mouth" 5000 ,.,
-(Omsha World
Five hundred more acres have been planted to
watormelons in the South this year than in 1886.
Vermont farmer met patent medicine fence dec
orator In Burlington the other day and invited him ~
So r SS Of ie sss along the man SAID tho
farmer Next day the sign painter 9a an esPen
q warm welcome and Invited him TO look over the
farm After while the painter asked to see the 5Q9
the farmer that air fence Is wre."-lBunlngton FREQ
Press
More than ono woman, wellknown in society per
ssts In penclllng her eyebrows with India ink Tho
fashion might be condoned II 1t were an improve
ment, but not ono woman In ten can pIactIse 10
met at a reception lady who is the mother Of
grown children She had evidently made up in
eyebrow was hal; an inch higher more archei and
longer than the other II gave this otherwise dig-
with one eye which, to say the least. was grotesque
NTown Topics.
A dispatch from London states that Iceland claims
that abe has got the documents to prove that
favorite son Of hers named Left Ehkson discovered
this country In 9s5.' This information Is Important
II true, but It Is doubtful II people will stand up
and sing Eriksonve's the gem Of the ocean," or
HAL, Eriksonvania, happy land." Not for
tho present Tho year as5 was quite
spell back and Left ought to have fled his claim
sooner II he was anxious not to have 1t outawed
It Ia too much to ask Of high spirited continent Like
ours that It shall wait from 9s5 until June 1887, for
a namo merely to accommodate q procrastinatins
Ioelandic gentleman.
At the whppersnapper Club:
Little Goldbugge Cooking at his watchl-Oh, cuss il
Cadson-whats the mattawi
Little Goldbugsc Cad heah Il is thwee o'clock ana
my cussed fellow hasn't brought me my half paws'
Cadsoncwcn. he'll be along pwesontly:
Little Goldbuggo-Yaas, demmt all ! but I've gaw'
an appointment at hawf pawst thwee acwoss the way,
and how the dayvil can l keep 1t in two O'Clock
shutdown Topics
delphia Telegraph, "Henry George has a goody
number Of converts In Washington. IL Is fertile
ield for missionary work. and tho seeds McGlyIn
dropped by the waysde arc already bearing init
MANY Government clerks have become firm believers
In the economy of Mr.. George, and movement Is on
foot to form an AntPoverty Society. The prospects
are that tho membership VIII be large Men who
have grown musty In tho service and never acumu-
lated anything but large families have tired OF read
ing the standard works political economy, which
seem TO furnish no for their case, and drink
ing In George like daught Of fresh air Some long
and animated discussions occur OF lunch times, and
.v,n the women are interested In the question"
ono of the bellies Of last season, only recently
riel has already chan scd her maid four times. Tho
,neo.s abagaii who falls TO drape dress by the ap
poIntei time who may happen 10 DO asleep whom
her mistress returns In the small hours from ball
Maid number Eve received months notice ono day
last week. $500 - ,
mt madam" pleaded the giri-French OK course
cure to yourself that am always thinking Of your
beauty and your accomplishments. Therefore my
work IL retarded"
ivory brooch and pair OF boots that very night Ana
she stays on.-(rown Topics.
aOnly hugging the shore Carrie"
aCharley"-and she looked at him In far-awN
manner Charley, wish was a shore
"Why, Carrie, dear, you arc pot feeling III are
your he exclaimed in tone OF alarm Then he
looked at her again, and thought no discovered o
ghost OF twinkle In her downcast eyes and the SHIN
mer of o smo playing around the corners VI her
mouth. He locked once more he was sure OF IT,
Tho next moment Charley was enacttns the pars
Of the yacht and Carrie was impersonating the shore
-(Boston Transcript
DANGEROUS FEAT
Prom The san Frarefseo Erdmintr
One afternoon last week John Spring leading athlete